Dr. Pierson's Office Hours

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Dr. Pierson (as opposed to "The Doctor") is in.

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Re: 12 Noon

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Methos looks up from chuckling over the likely fall-out of the closet affair seriously grading homework. "Yes, Ms. Val Doran?" He frowns at her. "Parker didn't send you? To ask me how accurate Disney's version of Robin Hood was, or something?"

Re: 12 Noon

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Uh, 'Robbing hood'?" Vala looked confused and maybe slightly nervous. "No, sir. I just wanted to ask if I should drop history class now, before I completly fail?"

Re: 12 Noon

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Methos' jocularity dropped at Vala's confusion. He came around his desk to sit on the edge. "You're not going to completely fail," he assured her. "Your first homework assignment was very good."

Re: 12 Noon

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I... uh, thanks." She didn't mention how long it had taken her to figure out.

"I just... I mean I need some 'history' class to graduate, but I didn't realize how hard it would be when I don't even know the first thing about this pl-- uh, place." She flounders a bit. "I mean, In Colorado, where I'm from, I lived in a tiny little village and we, uh, didn't study history at all, so...."

Re: 12 Noon

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Methos frowns. "That's... kind of odd. I will admit I've been teaching as though there was some basic familiarity with the material." He sighs. "I guess I've been shooting things over people's heads, huh?"

Re: 12 Noon

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Well, no. I guess we were just, uh, very strange where I came from. We were kind of locked under a mountain isolated, I guess, so I don't know much about this planet the world or even Colorado, dammit. I know Lee's confused too, but everyone else seems to be o.k., so...." She trails off, still unsure.

Re: 12 Noon

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

Methos thinks for a moment. "Okay. Right. First thing: ignorance is not stupidity. We can fix ignorance. Stupidity generally goes right to the bone. Now, if you are feeling lost because you don't have a basic grounding in what's going on, we can fix that. Mr. Adama as well, if he'd like. If you're willing to sacrifice another hour a week, I can fill in a lot more blanks one-on-one. Extra tutoring!" he finishes triumphantly.

Re: 12 Noon

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Oh!" Vala frowns. Then again, she spent at least that much time in the library last week just trying to figure out what she was doing. And she needs this stupid class. "O.K., I can do that...."

Re: 12 Noon

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Methos smiles at her. "I'll attempt not to make it too painful. We can start next week if you like. Do you want a chance to come in before the lecture and hear it all first, or after the lecture to ask me what the hell I was talking about?"

Re: 12 Noon

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

She frowned. "I'm not sure... maybe after?"